Knowledge Quiz 2

Unit and Assessment Details

Assessment Title Knowledge Quiz 2
Unit/Cluster Code ICTNWK408
Unit/Cluster Title Configure a desktop environment
Course Code - Title ICT50415 – Diploma in Information Technology Networking
Assessment Date/Due Date 10-Oct, due 17-Oct

Student ID SI00952
Student Name Amandeep kaur

Assessment Instructions for Students

1. This assessment has to be completed individually.

2. Complete your details in the table above.
3. Write your answers in the space provided.
4. You must use your own words to formulate the answers.
5. Provide references to any source materials you have used.

Required Resources and Tools for this assessment

Following resources and tools required to complete this assessment will be made available to you at
the time of assessment:
1. Computer with access to LMS and Internet

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Write your answers in the space provided.

Knowledge Quiz:

1. Which feature of Microsoft Windows 7 allows users to create files that are larger than 4GB
and assign security permissions?
NTFS – New Technology File System

2. What is the purpose of Windows Update tool?

To provide security updates and features to the Windows Operating System

3. Imagine you have Microsoft Windows 7 installed in your computer, and you have another partition
(D: drive), which you have setup as a FAT32 file system. When you attempted to copy a 10GB file
to this drive, you unable to do it. You suspected that you did not have enough space, but the drive
still had 50GB free space. This is enough space to copy your file. How would you resolve this
problem? You may provide your answer in points, listing the steps needed briefly.

- Type control panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk
management
- Select the Disk Drive and format it to NTFS
- After formatting, copy the 10Gb to the Drive

4. Which of the following commands allow you to list directory entries in Microsoft Windows 8?
a. ls
b. echo
c. dir
d. cd

c. dir

5. Which of the following would you configure in order to change the boot order of the computer?
a. Firmware
b. Hardware
c. DVD Settings
d. BIOS

e. BIOS

6. Which of the following tools can be used to view error logs created by the OS?
a. Event Manager
b. Event Viewer

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c. Event Lister
d. Event Planner

b. Event Viewer

7. Which of the following is NOT a valid filename in Microsoft Windows 7?

a. _123^kajdsad.txt
b. This is not a file.doc
c. Ramxu83i,na9
d. Juokmc9>ppkfd.xls

c. Ramxu83i,na9

8. By referring to Figure 1, identify which of the properties you would need to change in order to
specify the IP Address of the computer?

Figure 1: Local Area

Connection Properties

Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPV4)

Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPV6)

9. Refer to the following article and identify what you need to do if your computer is experiencing low
virtual memory. You answer can be a brief sentence.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15055/windows-7-optimize-windows-better-performance

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- Limit how many programs running simultaneously
- Defragment your hard disk
- Clean up your hard disk
- Limit the programs running on the computer at startup
- Turn off Visual effects
- Increase the RAM of the device
- Restart Regularly
- Check for Spyware and viruses
- Check your computer’s speed
- Change the Virtual memory
- Delete Programs you don’t use

10. Which of the following OS characteristic allows a computer to run more than one program at a
single time?
a. Multi-tasking
b. Multi-processing
c. Multi-user
d. Multi-threading

a. Multi-tasking

11. In the following Figure 2, the second job on the print queue is indicated as Spooling. What does this
mean?

Figure 2: Print Job Queue

Spooling is the process of sending (data that is intended for printing or processing on a peripheral
device) to an intermediate store while waiting for printer to accept the print job.

12. Explain how you would terminate a program that was not responding (stuck) on Microsoft Windows
7. You may provide your answer in brief steps.

- Open task manager

- Select the process tab
- Select the non-responding process
- Click on End task

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13. What is the name of the tool that allows you to remotely connect to another computer and interact
the same way you would on a real Desktop?

- TeamViewer

14. Which of the following tools allow you to check if there is network connectivity between two
computers?
a. echo
b. dir
c. ping
d. netcat

- ping

15. Describe how you would create an Administrator Account on Microsoft Windows. Your answer
should list all the list the steps involved.

- Go to Control Panel
- Select User Accounts
- Click on Manage Accounts
- Click on Create a new account
- Enter the username and select Administrator
- Then create a password for the account

16. What are the characteristics of a strong password? Provide an example.

- It would consists of Alphanumeric Password

- N!TAustr@liA47

17. Write the commands you would enter to do the following tasks.
a. Create a text file called greetings.txt with the message “Welcome to NIT”

echo “Welcome to NIT” > greetings.txt

b. Copy the file C:\Users\user1\Desktop\greetings.txt to the destination D:\

C:\Users\user1\Desktop>copy greetings.txt D:\

18. List down the steps you would follow to search for a file in C:\ drive on Microsoft Windows.

- Go to my Computer and click on the C:\ Drive

- Once the C:\ Drive folder is opened, click in the search area and enter the name of the file you
are looking for.

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19. What is the purpose of the highlighted tool in the Figure 3?

Figure 3
- Allows the user to get support concerning a problem they might be getting with a problem or
read suggested solutions for common problems

20. Refer to the following URL and summarise the WHS requirements for the safe use of keyboard and
mouse in 200-250 words.

http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/workstation-setup

Keyboards

To minimise the dangers of using the keyboards and the mouse the following procedures should be
adopted

1. Placement of the keyboard

The keyboard should be aligned with the computer screen (or document holder if it is the major
viewing surface) and directly in front of the user so that there is no need to twist or rotate to use it. It
should also be placed near the front edge of the desk to reduce the distance required to reach it.

2. Keyboard adjustment

Where possible, the feet at the rear of the keyboard should be maintained in a lowered position to
minimise the height and angle of the keyboard and reduce unnecessary loading of the shoulder and

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wrist muscles. There should be sufficient space on the desk so that the keyboard can be easily moved
away to create room for another task when it is not in use.

3. Split keyboards

Split keyboards are split in half and angled to enable the joints of the upper limbs to adopt a neutral
posture while keying. Keyboards of this type are available commercially but their use is currently not
extensive.

4. Separate numeric pads

As many users do not use numeric pads attached to keyboards, providing a keyboard without a
numeric pad can reduce the keyboard width and allow the mouse to be operated closer to the user.

The mouse

The key criteria for the use of a mouse should include:

- placement of the user’s hand and upper limb in as neutral a posture as possible during use;
- support of the weight of the arm by the desk and not by the user;
- keeping the wrist flat during use;
- allowing fingers to rest on the push buttons between actions; and
- ensuring mouse design fits the size of the user’s hand.

End of assessment.

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